Plaintiff Asks Ala. Supreme Court to Amend State's Statute of Limitations

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Another benzene plaintiff is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to revisit prior decisions barring toxic tort claims based on the statute of limitations, saying that it is the court's function to correct "poorly reasoned decisions." Griffin v. Troy King, Alabama Attorney General, et al., No. 1061214 (Ala. Sup. Ct.); Griffin v. Georgia-Pacific, et al., No. 06EV000291J (Ga. State Ct., Fulton Cty.).

In her July 25 petition, Brenda Sue Griffin requests oral argument and says before affirming a trial court order dismissing her claims, the high court should ask itself "just when [she] was permitted to bring this …